Ezariah
A masculine name of Hebrew origin meaning "God is my help".
Name Census estimates that about 527 living Americans carry the first name Ezariah. It appears on both sides of the gender split, with 76.8% of registrations being male. The average person named Ezariah today is around 7 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Ezariah births was 2024 (80 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Ezariah. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
People living today
527
~ 1 in 650,388 Americans
Peak year
2024
80 babies that year
Average age
7
years old
2024 SSA rank
#2,263
Tracked since 2003
Gender
Gender distribution for Ezariah
Ezariah is one of the more evenly split names in the SSA data. Of the 531 total registrations, 408 (76.8%) were male and 123 (23.2%) were female.
Ezariah as a male name
- Ranked #2,263 in 2024
- 63 male births in 2024
- Peak: 2024 (63 births)
Ezariah as a female name
- Ranked #6,706 in 2024
- 17 female births in 2024
- Peak: 2024 (17 births)
Popularity
Ezariah: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Ezariah from the 2000s through to the 2020s, spanning 3 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2020s, with 297 total registrations. The name continues to be given at rates close to its all-time high, suggesting it has not yet fallen out of fashion.
Babies born per year
Decades
Ezariah by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Ezariah during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Ezariahs live
The SSA's state-level files cover 6 states and territories. Texas, California, New Mexico recorded the most babies named Ezariah, while Washington, Indiana, Colorado recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 14 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Ezariah
The name Ezariah is believed to have its origins in the Hebrew language. It is a combination of two Hebrew words, "ezer" meaning "help" and "Yah" which is a shortened form of the Hebrew name for God, Yahweh. Therefore, the name Ezariah can be interpreted to mean "help of God" or "God is my help".
This name has its roots in ancient Israel and the Middle Eastern region. It is found in religious texts such as the Bible, where it is mentioned as the name of a priest during the reign of King David in the Old Testament. Historical records indicate that the name was particularly popular among Jewish communities during the time of the Second Temple period, around the 6th century BC to the 1st century AD.
One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Ezariah can be found in the Book of Ezra in the Hebrew Bible, where Ezariah is mentioned as a leader who returned to Jerusalem from Babylonian exile. In the New Testament of the Bible, there is also a reference to an Ezariah who was a scribe and teacher of the law.
Throughout history, there have been several notable individuals who bore the name Ezariah. In the 12th century, Ezariah ben Moshe was a prominent Jewish philosopher and scholar from Spain. Another Ezariah, known as Ezariah Strelitz, was a renowned Talmudic scholar who lived in the 16th century and authored several works on Jewish law and ethics.
During the 17th century, Ezariah Hayyim Shabbathai was an influential rabbi and kabbalist in Italy. He wrote extensively on Jewish mysticism and his works were widely studied by scholars of his time. In the 19th century, Ezariah Mordecai Lindo was a British Jewish author and linguist who made significant contributions to the study of Hebrew and Jewish literature.
Another notable figure was Ezariah Asher, a 20th-century American rabbi and author who played a crucial role in the development of the Conservative Jewish movement in the United States. He served as the president of the Rabbinical Assembly and wrote numerous books on Jewish law and theology.
People
Ezariah + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Ezariah as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with E
Other first names starting with E with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Ezariah: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Ezariah?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 527 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Ezariah going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 650,388 US residents.
Is Ezariah a common name?
We classify Ezariah as "Very Rare". It ranks above 85.1% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 531 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Ezariah most popular?
The single biggest year for Ezariah was 2024, when 80 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Ezariah is about 7 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Ezariah in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Ezariah a male name?
Yes, 76.8% of people registered as Ezariah in the SSA data are male. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Ezariah still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Ezariah in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Ezariah can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only covers names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files do not have a published Census demographic snapshot. In those cases, the page still shows the SSA trend, gender history, and state data.
How many people are called Ezariah?
For a quick modern estimate, our sister site HowManyOfMe.org answers that in one glance, with the living-bearer count front and centre.